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The selected accession, named 'Maia Oa' belongs to the subspecies of Musa acuminata zebrina native to south-east Asia from Java. Zebrina-derived cultivars played a significant role in the development of several important diploid and triploid cultivar groups that are now widely dispersed.

- I would like to do a large-scale comparison of Musa acuminata zebrina to other genomes, and/or a global analysis of its gene content.

Bioversity and CIRAD are making the completed Musa acuminata zebrina genome sequence available before scientific publication according to the Ft. Lauderdale Accord. This balances the imperative of Bioversity and CIRAD that the data be made available as soon and as completely as possible with the desire of contributing scientists and Bioversity and CIRAD to reserve a reasonable period of time to publish on the large scale genome sequencing and analysis without concerns about preemption by other groups. By accessing these data, you agree not to publish any articles containing analyses of genes or genomic data on a whole genome or chromosome scale prior to publication by Bioversity or CIRAD of a comprehensive genome analysis.

Reserved Analyses
It includes the identification of complete (whole genome) sets of genomic features such as genes, gene families, pan genome, structural variations, repeat structures, GC content, or any other genome feature, and whole-genome- or chromosome- scale comparisons within Musa sp. or with other species.
The embargo on publication of Reserved Analyses by researchers outside of the Musa acuminata zebrina Genome Sequencing Project is expected to extend until the publication of the results of the sequencing project is accepted. Scientific users are free to publish papers dealing with specific genes or small sets of genes using the sequence data.

If these data are used for publication, the following acknowledgment should be included: 'These sequence data were produced by the Bioversity and CIRAD supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas'.
These data may be freely downloaded and used by all who respect the restrictions in the previous paragraphs. The assembly and sequence data should not be redistributed or repackaged without permission from the Bioversity and CIRAD.

We prefer that potential users of this sequence assembly contact the individuals listed under Contacts with their plans to ensure that proposed usage of sequence data are not considered as Reserved Analyses.